00:00I used to work at Tarot. That was my last job before I moved to LA and I still
00:04have a note from my manager that said follow your dreams and I did. The first
00:09day I met her and she hugged me and said I can't wait to work with you I couldn't
00:14let go of the hug. So people will recognize you as Dodge from Lock and Key
00:19and there's a lot of supernatural action there but with Lioness it gets really
00:24nitty-gritty. What was it like venturing into that action hero territory?
00:29It was such a dream come true to explore something in the Taylor Sheridan world.
00:35He's such a prolific writer. He wrote Cruise. He gave her so much range. She's
00:40somebody who's so tough but also so incredibly sensitive and you'll find
00:46that as the show moves along you'll see how vulnerable she is and it was a dream
00:51exploring that and exploring that with my heroes. That was awesome.
00:55Well of course. I mean you're playing alongside with Zoe Saldana, one of the
01:01best actresses around right now in Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy. What was
01:06it like being on set with her? The first day I met her and she hugged me and said
01:11I can't wait to work with you I couldn't let go of the hug. That I just love her
01:16so much. I loved her. I've admired her my entire career and now that we've worked
01:20together I admire her even more. She's just so kind and generous. She just
01:27texted me and she was like you're doing great. She's just like my biggest
01:30supporter ever and that's not what I was... not that I didn't think she was gonna be
01:35mean but I was just like oh I just want to be in her shadow and and soak up as
01:39much as I can but she you know she helped me find my... she empowers me and I
01:46think that's such a beautiful thing and I and I take that and I hold it in my
01:51heart and I hope that I can repay that one day with someone with someone else.
01:55Did she give you any tips when you were on set? Yeah she gave me acting tips. You
01:59know you there are things like on the day-to-day that you talk or you kind of
02:03see what they're doing and and you learn but like I said most of all I was just
02:07like to really like the kindness aspect for me which is the thing that most
02:12inspired me and just how down-to-earth and genuine and chill she is. Oh that's
02:18amazing and I mean what a cast. Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman. So I love Morgan
02:25Freeman's voice. I mean there's so many videos that I've watched and he's
02:29narrated them. What's his voice like in real life? It was wild. When I met him he
02:35was like you Blake Cruz and I was like... and he's a jokester which is really fun.
02:43He's a big fan of Yellowstone so we were talking about that and it was my
02:49birthday while we were shooting and I saw him at the breakfast buffet and he's
02:52saying happy birthday to me and I was like not the Morgan Freeman voice and so
02:57that is just a memory that I'll... it's a core memory. Yeah I can I can imagine it's
03:02like just say anything to me. Yeah I can hear him speak for days for sure. You
03:08must have had some serious training going into this show. I know with Locke
03:12and Key there was a lot of green screens involved. What kind of training did you
03:16do for this movie? A lot of physical training, three hours a day, stunt
03:21training, weapons training and strength training that was obviously really
03:27important. Jerry Chaw, incredible human being. He was a Navy SEAL for nine years.
03:33He trained me and he was there with me the entire time like cheering me on and
03:37I feel really lucky to have had him and he was a great source for any military
03:43questions I had as well which was awesome. So do you know how to hold a gun now? Yes.
03:48I do. Okay so I brought my... Oh but that's a that's a pistol girl I'm doing the M4
03:56yeah. Did I bring the wrong gun? I was hoping that you could show me a couple
04:01of you know like if I want to look like a badass on screen. First of all you brought the
04:05wrong gun let's start there and second of all you got to ask Jared we should
04:09call Jared right now. FaceTime Jared. We're like Jared how do I hold this? You know the smaller ones are actually Nicole was
04:16talking to this about me because she also has a lot of experience with guns
04:20and the the pistols there there actually can be more challenging than the big
04:25ones. Once you have the big one like you know how everything works obviously it's
04:29heavy and there's a challenge in holding that and like holding it up but those
04:32smaller ones because you have to have so much more like control. Yeah so you're
04:38not gonna put it in your pocket. Maybe next season. It's so funny when I was
04:41coming in I saw a cop roll beside me and I was like pew pew. I don't know if I should be holding this. Okay so you are from I'm gonna put this
04:52away actually so you are from Toronto welcome home we're Toronto right now
04:58what is your perfect day in Toronto look like? My perfect day in Toronto I you
05:04know I was saying earlier I'm like I'm a low-key girl but then I also realize I'm
05:07in a sparkly suit so maybe I'm not as low-key as I think but in terms of like
05:11everyday stuff that I like to do I just love going to my favorite coffee shop I
05:15love Jamie's coffee I like French made because I usually stay around this area
05:18when I'm shooting it's close to the studio when I've shot here in Toronto I
05:22like going to Trinity Bellwoods I like just having a picnic there and like
05:25sitting there all day with my friends I like going to 416 snack bar that's like
05:30the usual place that I go to and just enjoying my time with friends and family
05:35I don't really mind where we are just as long as I'm with them because I miss
05:39them so much so when I'm back I try to hone into that. And I did read that you love
05:43coming to Taroni when you're in... Yes I'm yes I'm obsessed with Taroni I eat at
05:48Taroni almost I used to work at Taroni that was my last job before I moved to
05:53LA and I still have a note from my manager that said follow your dreams and
05:56I did and the pasta because I hate this so much and so in in LA yeah we I eat
06:03there quite a bit and so I know that's why I would if they asked me where to
06:07take Zoya or Nicole I'm like Taroni but they've probably been everyone goes to
06:10Taroni
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